Martel: Holiday apartments and holiday homes
Culture
The Musée Gallo-Romain d’Uxellodunum is located in the Palais de la Raymondie, Martel’s town palace, in the centre of Martel. The museum is recognised as a Musée de France and is a municipal museum. The Palais de la Raymondie was built in 1280 by Bernard de la Raymondie.
The permanent exhibition at the Musée Gallo-Romain d’Uxellodunum spans the period from the Upper Palaeolithic to the Gallo-Roman era and displays, in particular, objects associated with Caesar’s final battle at Uxellodunum in 51 BC. Martel’s market hall was rebuilt between 1793 and 1800; its chestnut-wood supporting structure is particularly noteworthy. The bell-tower porch of Saint-Maur Church served as a fortified tower from the early 16th century.
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Regional products
Martel’s traditional Wednesday morning market is held mainly under the covered market hall on the Place des Consuls. Local products on offer include Rocamadour AOP cheese, Quercy honey, Périgord walnuts, walnut oil, saffron from the Lot, wines from Cahors and the Coteaux du Quercy, as well as seasonal fruit and vegetables. The Marché aux truffes de Martel is organised by the Association des trufficulteurs de la région de Martel.
Landscape
The Causse de Martel is characterised by undulating and hilly terrain. Forests and pastures alternate with rockier areas of the causses and incised valleys such as the Vignon.
Things to do
The Train à vapeur de Martel offers a one-hour narrated journey at low speed along the cliffside route. A museum with historic railway objects is part of the offering on the upper floor of the reception hall. The train travels along a former railway line cut into a rock face through the Dordogne Valley at a height of 80 metres.
Reptiland presents more than 200 animals in a covered and air-conditioned space and has one of the most important collections of venomous reptiles in France. Commentated feedings take place there throughout the day.
Section 2 of the Tour du Lot from Martel to Saint-Céré through the Dordogne Valley is a 65.2-kilometre mountain-bike route starting in Martel. The “Histoire d'eau au pays des pierres” hiking trail is 12.9 kilometres long and begins in medieval Martel.
Geographical location
Nearby, in Gluges, you can swim at a shady bathing spot in the flowing water at the foot of the Dordogne cliffs. In July and August, the beach is supervised every afternoon.
The “MARTEL – Bourg” bus stop can be reached on foot in less than ten minutes.
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